Arteriovenous Fistulas (AVFs) Research and Innovation in Children

The Cerebrovascular Surgery and Interventions Center continually adopts, enhances and pioneers new minimally invasive strategies and devices to treat arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) safely in the youngest children. Our extensive experience with AVFs, captured in a comprehensive database, allows us to track long-term outcomes, compare the results of different procedures and improve our quality of care. Some of our initiatives in research include the following:

We successfully adopted Onyx, an improved material used for endovascular embolization in adults, to treat dural AVFs and other cerebrovascular malformations in children. We have more experience using Onyx in children than any other center, and our safety record is unparalleled.

We are grateful to have been ranked #1 on U.S. News & World Report's list of the best children's hospitals in the nation for the fourth year in a row, an honor we could not have achieved without the patients and families who inspire us to do our very best for them. Thanks to you, Boston Children's is a place where we can write the greatest children's stories ever told.